The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-25
STATE POLITICS.

are uflFeU 10 uGSlBEbbluus Lit LNlGh-
oils boom has busted. They see this
plainly now, but, like the man in the old
saw, they didn't see it until they hit
the ceiling.
Sabine ,SoufbroR; We ask for no
better mark of untrustworthiness in q
candidate for office than to be harp
ing upon the dement's of his opponent.
If he cannot claim the support Of the
people upon his own merits let him
fall.
Arcadia .AdvaRee: Some of the
McEnery papers are surprised to find
out that Major E. A. Burke is a Dem
ocrat; they seem to think that he is
nothing but a ringster-of course he is
a democrat and stands to-day without a
PEER In the South, az a pubic benefRc-
tor-to know him is to honor and re-
spect him.
Farmerville Gazette The reform
press has done some hard kicking
against the action of the State Central
Committee. How the saints would
kick if the McEnery sinners had man
ipulated the work Of our parish execu-
tive committee Will some one tell
us how it was done, and how wards in
which 1t is known that McBnery is
the choice of the people have been
given a reduced representation?
N. o. Chronicle "The campaign
has opened now in dead earnest" So
the Picayune formerly announces.
We had supposed there was a cam
paign on hand which had bugun sew
orai months ago on proclamation of
Col. l. W. Patton, and that Gen. Mich
oils and a retinue of speakers had been
barbecuing in the parishes; but posi-
bly, this was only a preliminary pleas.
antness, and that collins and pistols
are to be brought in now to exhibit the
deadly earnestness of the faction fight.
N. 0. Times Democrat: The Col
fax Chronicle says the Times-Demo-
crat "has The gall to claim that Nichols
is being supported by the Republican
press" Another mistake, esteemed
comtempory. This paper has never
made such "a claim" and it has no
gall The Chronicle was the paper
that stated the Republican press Of
the State was for McEnery, and that
now admits its inability to prove it.
Editor Goodwin means well, but his
facts are always dreadfully mixed.
The Shreveport Journal asserts that
Boss HolIingsworth, Gen. Nichols
spencer, is and has always been OPP
posed to primary elections. Truly,
these Reformers are peculiar. They
are necessarily preaching the doctrine
that the people should determine for
themselves who will be their officers,
and vet when it comes to letting the
dear people choose their candidates
they throw up their hands in holy
horror and cry ,"Oh moi we didn't mean
it." Evidently the Reformers fear to
trust the people, about whom they af-
feet to manifest so much solioitude
and concern. "By their fruits ye shall
know them"
Iberville South There never was
a campaign conducted with more vigor
and determination than the present
one. No stone has been left untnrned,
every species of argument has been
used and every appeal that the inge-
nully of mortal can conceive has been
made by the canvassers of the Mich
oils party to secure votes for delegates
favorable to their chief. Mass meet
ings have been held and brass bands
have been called into reguisitiOn tc
bolster mp their cause, yet to a saga
cious observer the signs of weakness
show themselves in many ways as The
time for election approaches.
Feliclana Sentinel: A campaign O
vituperation, detraction and vIlifica
ton, precipitated upon the people by
the so-called Reformers, more than sever
months earlier than ever known b,
any precedent, has broken down be
fore q short, honest and impartial dis
cussion open to ALL no matter wha
their predictions or preferences. /
revulsion from the sickly and ephe
neral support given to Gen. Nicholl
at the first flush has already set in il
good earnest, and to-day sees a geners
stampede from the ranks of,the Reform
ers into the good old Democratic folt
Only few days ago Gov. McEnery
Senator Eustis, ex-senator Jonas an
Major E. A. Burke insugurated a d
fe'asiVe campaign at Monroe, La, an
at that very meeting Senator Gibsol
(Reform) spoke, and at this M
ment the whole State is ablaze wit
enthusiasm for MeEnery and straigl
Democracy.
The Webster Monitor, . stron
: Moneure, asks:
"Gen. Nichols and his orators hal
refused three times during this car
paign to enter into a joint discussis
with the different members of the viii
: of the party that is opposing hli
! Why. is this9 Is his argument
: weak that it cannot stand the tes
It looks q little strange to us that
: he is 80 strong, and has suoh ab
y arguments as the reform press of &
: State,giye him credit for, that be do
I not accept the challenges that ha
= been sent him to meet the opposi
y faction and have a joint discussio
!: Perhaps there could be things cor
! out that he would not dispute, or fat
: that be would not like TO hear
y fore an audience Of Democrats; at a
! rate, be has declined, and we thil
that old saying lie very true, I'll
!, where there is SO much smoke the
must be some fire.
An exchange says the contrast
1 tween the canvass Of the friends
Gov. McEnery and those Of G.,
! Nichols ID plainly shown BY the tire
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